One-Dimensional Cobalt(II) and Zinc(II) Succinato Coordination Polymers with Nicotinamide: Synthesis, Structural, Spectroscopic, Fluorescent and Thermal Properties

Cobalt(II) and zinc(II) succinato (suc) coordination polymers with nicotinamide (nia), {[Co(μ-suc)(H2O)2(nia)2] · 2H2O}n (1) and {[Zn(μ-suc)(H2O)2(nia)2] · 2H2O}n (2) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, magnetic moments, IR and TG-DTA. Single-crystal X-ray analyses of 1 and 2 reveal that these complexes are isostructural and crystallize in triclinic space group \documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$ P\bar{1}.$$\end{document} Complexes 1 and 2 are 1-D coordination polymers, in which the metal(II) ions exhibit an octahedral geometry with two suc, two nia and two aqua ligands. The nia ligand is N-bonded, while the suc ligand bridges the metal centers through the carboxylate groups. The 1D chains are further assembled to form 3D networks by strong N–H···O and OW–H···O hydrogen bonds. IR spectra confirm the coordination modes of both suc and nia ligands, while TG-DTA data are in agreement with the crystal structures. Fluorescent analysis in the solid state shows that all complexes display intraligand (π–π*) emissions of nia.